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The Jim Crow laws were a collection of state and local statues that legalized racial segregations. The laws were meant to segregate blacks and prevent them from doing anything such as vote, get jobs, get an education, or any other opportunities. Any one who tried to go against those laws would be arrested, charged fines, jail sentences, violence, and death. After finally getting the right to be a citizen their rights were taken from them once again.

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Sharecropping was the act of former slaves getting work from plantation owners by giving a portion of their harvested crops to the owners in return for some of their land. They would make up their debt and keep them in a cycle of debt so they could continue to get their crops but still end up working for free. This made African Americans want to be free and have their own land.

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The Great Migration was the relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the South to the cities of the North, Midwest, and the West from about 1916 to 1970. All of the families moved for a hope at a better life. As they moved they stuck together and formed a better life and new urban cultures.

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The Ku Klux Klan also known as the KKK was founded in 1865 and extended to all southern states by 1870. This group terrorized black communities and prevented them from voting, and even taking part of a normal life. This also made African Americans want to leave.

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After the Great Migration, a lot of African Americans ended up in Manhattan and Harlem. People of many different backgrounds has resided in Harlem which created the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was a great time for music and dance. Black culture was showed in music, poetry, jazz, paintings, sculptures, and so much more. The Harlem Renaissance encouraged the pride of not only African Americans but also women. African Americans finally got the life they recognition they deserved.

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The Harlem Renaissance was also known as the "Jazz Age". Jazz was inspired by the blues. Great artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald. Jazz became more popular around the world due to the whites being the only ones allowed in the Cotton Club.

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Swing is a vacation of Jazz music. Swing is more of very clear melodies and strong beats. The type of music was big part of the Harlem Renaissance because this was part of the African American culture and they loved dancing. Famous artists that made Swing type of music were Cab Calloway and Count Basie.

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There's many ways to describe the vibe of Blues music. Blues music is best describes as an emotional rollercoaster. Blues music has evolved in many different ways. Some people might even say the music is calming. Big Blues influences are Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey.

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The Cotton Club was a venue that played music and served drinks. Jazz was very popular music played in the Cotton Club. White people were the only ones allowed to enjoy the entertainment. Meanwhile black people were the one providing the entertainment. They played Jazz, Blues, and they also danced. This also made Jazz music very popular in 1922. Due to a racist riot the Cotton Club was shut down in 1935.

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William Johnson was an African American artist. His art work was originally based around the black historical people in his life. Well known as his friends and family. He showed the living of the south and north and the differences of the living. Sadly, he didn't get that much fame until after his passing.

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Palmer Hayden was another African American artist that painted the urban life and rural south. Some of these paintings represented some of the struggles and hardships of the south and what the blacks went through.

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Archibald Motley was an American visual artist. He also painted the lives of the African Americans. He drew different people from racial backgrounds and social classes. This also brought people together and increased their pride.

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Langston Hughes was in African American during the Harlem Renaissance. Langston Hughes also wrote plays, novels, and short stories. His writing developed the idea of jazz poetry and also played a huge role in highlighting the hardships but also the successes and beautiful things of a black person's life. His poem " I, too" was a poem that made African Americans feel more pride about their culture. He made it clear that he was also apart of American as an African American.

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Zora Neale Hurston was an African America writer and anthropologists. Just like Hughes, she wrote poems, shorts stories and novels. While writing her poems and stories she spent time influencing black culture and their lifestyle. During the Harlem Renaissance this played huge role because the was a time of pride for black folks. "Crazy for this Democracy" speaks on the injustice and social issues that occurred to her and fellow African Americans in America during her lifetime.

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Claude Mckay was another key person in the Harlem Renaissance. He was a poet that wrote about life in the U.S and Jamaica. He also showed the similarities and the struggles they faced and how strong they were to overcome those. A popular poem of his, "If We Must Die". This poem spoke on defending Black rights and abuse towards the black community. Through this, they had a voice and spoke out against their abuser.

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Countee Cullen once again is a another talented African American.  He was very into  black politics and ended up being elected for president of the NAACP during the Harlem Renaissance. He informed the black community as he expressed his emotions and anger towards the racism in society. One poem in particular, "Incident" spoke on his experience being called the n-word. He expressed his anger towards it and this allowed more people to relate.

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W.E.B DuBois was not only a civil rights activist, he was also a , educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar. He was a very impactful African American in the Harlem Renaissance and still currently. Furthermore, he is one of the founders of the  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as well as the creator of The Crisis magazine. These both played a huge impact in educating and supporting the black community.

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Booker T. Washington was an African American influencer. However, separate from W.E.B DuBois he believed that AA should be separate from the whites. He focused more on the belief of better AA rather than fixing segregation and the racism in society.

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Marcus Garvey played a big role in the civil rights movement. He founded a newspaper called Negro World as well as created a shipping company called Black Star Line and created an organization called the Universal Negro Improvement Association for black nationalists.

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History.com Editors. “The Great Migration.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 4 Mar. 2010, www.history.com/topics/black-history/great-migration.

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LitCharts. “I, Too Summary & Analysis by Langston Hughes.” LitCharts, https://www.litcharts.com/poetry/langston-hughes/i-too.

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“Aaron Douglas.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 29 June 2021, https://www.biography.com/artist/aaron-douglas.

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“Countee Cullen.” Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation, www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/countee-cullen.